Regarding library week on the BBC here is my contribution about Kensal Rise Library which is now being tampered with. There is continuing confusion as to what will happen to the library.

I have blogged before re this beloved place where I found solace and relaxation when recuperating after a major illness. Having no decent computer at the time I was glad to see my council tax was going towards such a worthwhile cause and helped to keep me in touch with the cyber world. It smelt of wood and wax and held books from G K Chesteron's bio on Chaucer to diverse subjects and dvds. It was small and had the old fashioned one to one service that we miss now.

Can't see me going to the hyper library in Wembley - sounds like my idea of hell if Willesden Library was a stepping stone. More like a security section at an airport than a temple of books and knowledge.

It's good to hear BBC6Music is highlighting the libraries but will we ever get back the past?

Ne’er the Twain shall meet …with cuts!

Mark TwainLain in his graveA hundred yearsMay turn to learnThe library he opened in 1900When people had nothingWould be CUTAlong with other branchesIn the 21st centuryBy bureauprats who knowThe price of everythingAnd the value of nothing!Not anticipating (or caring) what the ultimate price will be!